Wheel-hub



(No Model.) 2Sheets-Sheet 1. G. J. OVERSHINER.

Wheel Hub.

No. 235,007. Patented Nov. 30,1880.

"Witneases (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

G. J. OVERSHINER.

Wheel Hub.

No. 235,007. Patented Nov. 30,1ssu.

AUNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

GIDEON J. OVERSHINER, OF SAN JOS, CALIFORNIA.

WH EEL-HUB.

SPECIFIGATION forni1ing part of Letters Petent No. 235,007, deted.November 30, 1880.

Applieetion file(l September 7, 1880. (No model.)

l'0 cdl whom 1It may concern Be it known tbet I, GIDEON J. OVERSHINER,of San Jos, connty oi' Sente Olere, and State of California, beveinvented en Improved Wegon-Wbeel Hub; end I bereby deolere the followngto be e full, cleer, end exect; description tbereof.

My invention reletes to certein improve- 1nents in the construction ofwbeel-bubs fon vebicles; end ii: consists in the peoulier formetion ofen innerbnb of wood.with exterior inclosing-sbells end fienges, end in emeens for securing; the spokes in sections, wbicb ere beld in the hub bybolts, so tbet seid sectons 1ney be moved ontwardly to set the tireswben tbey become loose.

It fnrtber consists in e meens for moving tbese sections independentlyof eecb otber by meens of links heving screw-threeds end nnts, wbicb meybe turned from the outside, so tbet eny or ell of the sections mey beecljusted et will.

Referring to the eccompenying drewings for a more complete explenetionof my invention, Figure 1 is e perspectve view of my wbeel-bub. Fig. 2is e section teken transversely tbrougb the hub. Fig. 3 is elongitudinelsection. Fig. 4 is e separate view of one of the sections with thespokes in plece. Fig. 5 is e seperete view of the inner peri; of thehub. Fig. 6 is e longitndinel section.

A is the body of my hub, Wbicb is forxned. of wood, end bes conicelends, es sbown, to receive the inclosing-sbells B. Tbese sbells beveflenges O, wbich fit ageinst-tbe sectious into which the spokes eredriven, end ere secured in place by bolts or rivets D, wbicb pesstbrough elong-eted boles between the seotions.

'lbe sbells end fienges ere beld in plece by bolts E, wbioh arepreferebly made to pess through the hub frorn end to end, tbese boltspessing througb openings made et the proper point in the spoke-boldngsections et their meeting edges, es sbown. Tbese openings sbould beelongeted, so es to permit the sections to move outwerd witbontinterfering with the bolts E. Tbe flenge which is fitted to the outerend of the hub is formed Witb lugs npon its inner end, end the bolts Esorew into these lugs, tbus holding the flange firmly in plece, end et;the seme time conceeling; the ends of the bolts, so tbet efine finisb isgiven.

'lhe hub A bes e deep groove, F, formed eronnd its center, end edeptedto receive the spoke-bolding seotions G. Tbese sec,tions ere made ofmete], end I use es meny es mey be desirerl. In the present case I beveshown four. Tbese sections ere made to tt che groove F in the hub endere quedren t-sbeped. 'lbey beve e 1im or tb-iok flenge, G, 011 tbeirperipbery, wbich flange is fornned With the ordinery sookets forreceiving the tenons of the spokes.

Tbe meeting feees of the sections beve grooves H, wbicb forni completeelongeted boles wben the sections are in pleoe, end .be bolts D end Epess throngb tbese speces end permt the sections to move in end out onthe bolts, es before deseribed.

In order to adjusii the spoke-sections end move the1n outwerd to set thetires wben the lette1 become loose, I employ edjusting-streps I. Tbeseere bent, es sbown, into the form of e steple, beving two perellel legsunibed by e cross or connecting ber. These ere set into the groove F inthe hub, so tbet wbile t-be side bers or legs project redielly outwerdon eeob side of the groove the cross-ber lies lengtzbwise of the hub endet the bottom of the groove. One of obese devices is fitted fUI' eecb ofthe spoke-seotions G, end the inner peri; of eecb section is grooved toedmibthe cross-ber ofthe edjuster. Tbe ends oftbe legs projeot upthrough the sbells B et eecb side of the spokesections end tbrougbpeculier-sheped wesbers J end beve nuts upon tbeir outer ends. Thesennts mey be tn1ned on the legs, end will tben drew the edjustersoutwerd,thusforoing the spokeseotions outwerd elso until the tire is estig'hi. es desired. Tbe wesbers J beve ends wbicb projeota tbrongb slotsin the flenges of the sbells B, so es to test egeinst the sides of the s)ke-sections G. By tbis meens they sewe to steedy the seotons when thenuts ere serewed down to move the sections outwe-rd.

Two of the sections wbich stend opposit.e eecb otber beve projeetinglips or edges K, Wbicb overle-p the otber two seetions wbere tbey meetbetween the spokes, end tbns keep the opening of the jointa olosed whenthe sections ere moved oubwerd. Tbe sections mey be moved outward as faras the bolts permit, and when ths limita is reached they may be let downand the tires reset.

By this construction I am enabled to make a strong; serviceable wheel,With a means for keepng the tre tight without contnual resetring.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. A wheel-hub provided With a centralperpheral groove and sections G, adapted to each other and to chegroove, in combnation WL1 che spokes, the inclosingsl1ells.and devicesfor forcing the sections outwardly, substantially as described.

2. The grooved hub,the sections, shells, aud spokes, in combination Withthe adjusters I (md their nuts, substantially as (lescribGd.

Witnesses:

WM. H. MGGRAW, J OHN CARFIELD.

